Sveneld

Svenald
Свѣналдъ
Voivode of Kiev
MonarchsIgor I of Kiev
Sviatoslav I
Succeeded byBlud
Personal details
Born
Sveinaldr

c. 920s
Diedc. 970s
NationalityVarangian
ChildrenLyut
Mstisha
Military service
AllegianceKievan Rus'
Years of service940s - 970s
RankVoivode
CommandsExpedition forces to Albania
Battles/warsExpedition against Ulichs
Expedition against Albania
Expedition against Byzantium (Siege of Dorostolon)
Rus Civil War of 970s

Sveneld (also called Svenald[1] or Sveinald;[2] Old Norse: Sveinaldr; Church Slavonic: Свѣналдъ, romanized: Svěnaldŭ[3] or Свѣнелдъ, Svěneldŭ),[4] is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Sviatoslav I and his family. Most of the information about Sveneld is scarce. He is described as a rich man and a voevoda[4] ("troop commander"[2]) of Kievan Rus', but his relation to the reigning Rurikid princes, if it existed, has not been positively established.

  1. ^ Thuis, p. 45.
  2. ^ a b Cross & Sherbowitz-Wetzor 1953, p. 78.
  3. ^ Ostrowski & Birnbaum 2014, 73.22, 74.8, 74.18.
  4. ^ a b Ostrowski & Birnbaum 2014, 55.12.